United Nations, Jan 20 (UNI) India has expressed strong condemnation of Monday’s terror attack in Abu Dhabi, launched by the Houthis in which two Indians were killed, and said the UN Security Council should unequivocally condemn the attack.
India’s Ambassador to the UN, TS Tirumurti, addressing an open debate on the Middle East in the Council on Wednesday, expressed “strong condemnation of the recent terror attack in Abu Dhabi, in which two Indians have tragically lost their lives”.

“Such an attack on innocent civilians and civilian infrastructure is completely unacceptable”, he said, and termed it a “blatant violation of international law and against all civilian norms”.
“India stands in solidarity with the UAE and extends its full support for an unequivocal condemnation of this terror attack by the Council,” he stressed.
India’s statement at the UNSC comes after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday strongly condemned the “terror attack” launched by the Houthi rebels in Abu Dhabi during his telephonic conversation with the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The EAM had condemned the terror attack in the strongest terms and had emphasized that in this day and age, such an attack on innocent civilians was completely unacceptable and against all civilized norms.
He also conveyed India’s strong solidarity with UAE in the face of such an attack.
"Given its principled position against terrorism, India will stand with UAE in international forums on this issue, he conveyed to the UAE", an official statement said.
The UAE envoy to the UN Lana Nusseibeh on Wednesday told the Security Council that more than 90 countries have joined the Emirates in condemning the attack on Abu Dhabi.
Council members are set to discuss the strikes in emergency talks on Friday, diplomats said.
Nusseibeh along with envoys from Israel, Britain, India, the US and others mentioned the strikes briefly at separate discussions in the chamber on Wednesday.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, offered her “condolences to the UAE” and said Washington “condemns in no unqualified terms Monday's terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi".
Also addressing the council, Israel’s UN ambassador Gilad Erdan condemned the strikes and called for tough international action against Iran, which has been accused of arming the Houthi rebels.
He offered his “deepest condolences” over the “abhorrent attack by the Iranian-sponsored Houthi terror group”.
It remains unclear, however, what action the Council will take.
Last week, Council members agreed on a separate statement condemning the Houthi seizure of a UAE-flagged cargo vessel on January 2, on which seven Indian sailors are being held captive, besides four from other nations.
However, the Houthi rebel group is known to flout UN resolutions.
The UAE joined the UN’s top body for a two-year term beginning on January 1, which will help if take part in meetings, vote on resolutions and help draft official statements.
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